07/27/2021 7:00
Clarín.com
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Updated 7/27/2021 7:06 AM
Gastón Revol's relief explodes with the buzzer.
The tears that began as soon as the game started, when he saw the red for a high tackle and left Los Pumas with six against South Africa, turned into joy when his teammates sealed a heroic victory with five players in the last play by 19-14 to advance to the semifinals.
Thus, the Argentine rugby seven will go for a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The game could not have started worse for those led by Santiago Gómez Cora.
Mendy committed a penalty for retaining the ball that led to the first try of the match on the opponent's ingoal.
Despite the Lucio Cinti mark, South Africa reassembled and Selvyn Davids supported and converted to put their team 7-0.
The situation worsened just 30 seconds later, when a high tackle by Gastón Revol, the man who stretched retirement five years after Rio 2016, was harshly punished with a red that left Los Pumas with six throughout the game.
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